Nov 04, 1958
97 min
Full-HD

Sea of Sand (1958)

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.

Category

Drama War

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Tempean Films The Rank Organisation

Richard Attenborough

Brody

John Gregson

Cpt Williams

Michael Craig

Cpt Cotton

Vincent Ball

Sgt Nesbitt

Percy Herbert

White

Ray McAnally

Sgt. Hardy

Barry Foster

Cpl. Matheson

George Murcell

Cpl. Simms

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